Pakistan and Afghanistan have resumed high-level contacts rekindling hopes for normalization of their bilateral relationship.
According to Pakistan's Express Tribune, on Saturday, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif met Afghan President Ashraf Ghani in Ashgabat, in Turkmenistan, on the sidelines of the UN Global Conference on Sustainable Transport and the outgoing army chief, General Raheel Sharif, spoke to Afghan Chief Executive Dr Abdullah Abdullah on the phone.
The prime minister and the army chief contacted the Afghan leaders at a time when Islamabad has stepped up efforts to encourage the Taliban to join the peace process.
It was learnt that there had been some diplomatic efforts this month when a three-member Taliban delegation was in Pakistan's capital to explore peace prospects.
"The Taliban's Qatar office is now considering a strategy for possible political negotiations," a member of the Taliban office in Qatar said.
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